[gentoo-user] programs have problems connecting to any servers

[karlos]

hi,

I have posted this a few days ago and I know its quite newbie, but I would
like to use XChat and emerge .. :)
One of the symptoms is that I can't ping the gentoo servers
(heanet.ie<http://heanet.ie>for example) or connect to XChat servers.
I have tried to put in differnent nameserver settings into /etc/resolv.conf
(IPs that friends can use) and various different setting on the router
(DLink 504T),
like Port Forwarding and sobut with no success. What could the problem be,
if the Router and possibliy my machine are set up correctly?
Any Help is VERY much appreciated!

Thanks,

Karsten